The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-23
LYONS SEES HIS FRIENDS.

LYONS SEES HIS FRIENDS,
MEMBERS OF Hrs SOCIAL CIRCLE ON
THE WITNESS STAND.
rHis Quarrel with Quinn Told By Eyevit.
i nesses-The Fourth OF July Fight and
4 fts Bioody Ceusequcnces-Toushde nj
Picnic ana Afterwsra-Lyens Serene.
The trial Of Daniel Lyons for the murder
Of athlete Joseph e. Quinn began in earnest
yesterday morning, and before the court closed
ct 1880 last evening nearly oil the witnesses
for the prosecution had been examined. Court
will sit until far into the night II necessary, at
to-day's session. and It Is not improbable that
the case may 20 TO tho jury tomorrow night.
There was o still larger crowd about the
Court House yesterday than the day before.
and that OF the day before was the largest Of
any day since the trial began. As on the day
before. Lyons's mother was lowering about the
corridors, but was not admitted to the court
room. The trial Is in progress in Part II. OF
the Court Of General Sessions. and before Re-
corder Smyth.
When court opened there remained the
twelfth seat In tho jury box to DO filled. A
citizen was quickly found to I'LL 1t. and then
the defence said they were content. but Mr..
MARITIME excused Mr.. Frank. because Juror
Franks engagements were pressing. circum-
stance which elicited severe sarcastic remarks
from the Recorder. At twenty minutes past II
The box was filled again, and both sides said
they were content. Several jurymen who had
been impanelled tried to crowd around the
Judge and get excused from reporting on Mon
day, and ono moro pressing than the rest elud-
Cd the court officers and got to the Judges side.
lit In no use." said the Judge with vigorous
emphasis. II am trying man for his life here,
and tits as much as can do; It requires my
whole attention. The matter on hand is more
important than any excuse Of yoars. Call the
roll OF the jury
While the names wore being called of and
the Jury sworn in Lyons sat In his accustomed
place. between his two lawyers and glanced
sharply around. keeping keenly alive to all
that was going on. Apparently he was as much
was IL n
srest N ths than Ia he has done
sennss ' %hen as 3&arne besan
his speeoh opening the case, Lyons leaned for.
anek tss sp 70
the jurymen, az II eager to detect any shade Of
NJ. Martino's address was short review:of
o the anImosity between Lyons and Quinn
Lyons. said:
that While the district Attorney Is making this
st@teIHsnt tie witnesses .o who Are all here
Let the witnesses be excluded" said the
Tho iirst witness called was Nelly Tammany.
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Der face and her looks were brazen. She is q
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syenue. whore they. met Quinn. Lyons. and
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The first trouble was at picnic in sulzer's
last. At that picnic ali three Of the above
nssd 81 william l9 es
Once. lyons. Meeha1 and an Quinn aparrelled
WITH Kay 0asd who vas
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the stand Lyons lesped forward and looked at
animation.
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iwss there az TX and :taid until D S'cloct Then.
Snd Joe Quinn Jack sp:PS n, and Jimmy 3NeIl mere
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na Fanny away asn ~. nf S.sP
s prove Quinn III S,ss ~;
saashin. I'm psnay did not resist He walked back
ersl Of the party then went In search of
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and Fifty-frst street where they got into zone one
AeSyn second avenue and get 81 the ear at
eighth street and Second avenue she saw Lyons,
OrNeil. and another man named Waters sitting
on rail BY butchers stoop,
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pin TO morrow night am q dog tonight but won't
IQ.-Whsre aid you 70 nexti Ave went to cassidys
saoon at the OF Thirteth street and Third
aus Katy Cassidy was there Danny wen, with Us
.ais he dd not want 70 take them home because he
n rave them to Katy Cassidy and she said she'd get
SoIMsd you and Lyonssh.d quarrel before Ruinn
vas hlledf Ayes, we had Q quarrel didn't know
What re quarrel was about We didn't speak; that
Mr.. Sullivan cross-examined for the defence
b Q.-wers you put out of the picnic A.-Yes was
put out because stuck up for Danny Lyona said 1t
Was shame he was beaten 90.
Q.-Was Quinn put outf A.-Naw he wasn't put out
fProudlyJ He jumped Of platform and got out. He
broke oh his two front teeth when he jumped
Q-Were not his teeth broken Oh by tho officers when
they were Putting him out A.Ssw DIR ! saw them
The counsel for the defence then drove Miss
Ismmany With sharply snaPping questions
bad visited during the evening Of the 18th Of
IAdys statements that she had succeeded In
getting away with sixteen glasses OF beer and
able. abe said to remember what Danny Lyons